We celebrated Patrick's 5th birthday last weekend. We can hardly believe our baby boy is FIVE! That seems soooo much older than four! Lots of family was able to come, and our house was bustling with many overnight guests -- three cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents too. Patrick asked for a "How To Train Your Dragon" theme, and we were able to come through with a cake and all the trimmings :)
Favorite gifts this year were many dragons (go figure), Legos, a Razor scooter, and some outdoor toys. Actually, everything was awesome :) The weather held out and we enjoyed good conversation, great family and friends like family, and smores into the night. The following day was his actual birthday, and as requested we treated Patrick to Turoni's for dinner -- his favorite restaurant.
Happy Birthday, my sweet boy. We love you more than we can say. Your energy, your spirit, your curiosity and your kind heart are so amazing. It saddens me that your body no longer folds into my lap as easily :( We still remember when a nurse in the newborn nursery recommended a book to us after knowing you in those first few hours -- "How to Bend the Will Without Breaking the Spirit". And that's the line we've been dancing for the past five years...and hope to continue. Your energy will take you so far in life!
Friday, May 20th, we welcomed Ellie Elaine Hadley....Molly and Doug's firstborn. So neat that she fittingly arrived on what would have been Grandpa McNulty's 88th birthday. I can see him up in Heaven chuckling with the saints on that one...and Grandma right next to him rolling her eyes and tsk-tsk'ing him. We met her on Monday the 23rd. And she is beautiful, of course, at 7 lbs 9 oz and 20 inches long. We love her so much!
Thank God for the blessings of these children. We pray you let us keep them for a long time :)
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